Re: mailto and &

by "Hans-Henrik T. Ohlsen" <ht(at)ohlsen.dk>

Date:	Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:45:02 +0100
To:	John Suggate <j.suggate(at)ch.steiner.school.nz>, "'hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org'" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
In-Reply-To:	school
	todo: View Thread, Original

> <a 
>  href="mailto:tui&amanda(at)titan.co.nz">tui&amp;amanda(at)titan.co.nz</a>

I'm surprised that any of them validate. You're using the ampersand (&), and 
that's definitely a no-no in Internet addresses. you have 0-9 and a-z plus 
hyphen and underscore, and that's about it.

It's not some of your programs that are faulty - it's your choice of email 
address.


Regards,

Hans-Henrik



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